Doolittle Print Plate I: Battle of Lexington

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Size: 16"x 20"The first plate represents the first encounter at Lexington Green. Major Pitcairn ordered his soldiers not to fire, but to surround and then disarm the countrymen. Captain Parker, seeing his men outnumbered, ordered them to disperse and not to fire. In the confusion someone somewhere did fire; In a moment Pitcairn’s troops without orders broke ranks and fired at random. $60.00 + $15.00 Shipping